"vidya" means: Video games.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
vidya
(Internet slang) Video games.
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Born ~1990 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
why tf do you think we care about what a predatory bank has to say about vidya games lol
Are you an EN to RUS or EN to KR translator working in the vidya games industry? We're interested in knowing more about you! If you also know any friend that has experience with translation + LQA in the past on those…
So i want a vidya gaem. Thats like. Looter grind game. Turn brain off grind like diabloish. Is 3d. Is not borderlands. Can be gun or weapon/punch. Pso1 was p much this but like wheres the new shit?
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(Internet slang) Video games.
“why tf do you think we care about what a predatory bank has to say about vidya games lol”
“Are you an EN to RUS or EN to KR translator working in the vidya games industry? We're interested in knowing more about you! If you also know any friend that has experience with translation + LQA in the past on those languages, please send them my way!”
“So i want a vidya gaem. Thats like. Looter grind game. Turn brain off grind like diabloish. Is 3d. Is not borderlands. Can be gun or weapon/punch. Pso1 was p much this but like wheres the new shit?”
"vidya" means: Video games.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"vidya" means: Video games.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“why tf do you think we care about what a predatory bank has to say about vidya games lol”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Are you an EN to RUS or EN to KR translator working in the vidya games industry? We're interested in knowing more about you! If you also know any friend that has experience with translation + LQA in the past on those languages, please send them my way!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“So i want a vidya gaem. Thats like. Looter grind game. Turn brain off grind like diabloish. Is 3d. Is not borderlands. Can be gun or weapon/punch. Pso1 was p much this but like wheres the new shit?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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